Year 1969

Bobby Vee LP “Gates, Grills & Railings”

859 Vee, Bobby Gates, Grills & Railings Liberty LST-7612 (US) Prod. Dallas Smith – Arr. Artie Butler 1969 She Doesn't Live Here Anymore (piano) – The Passing of A Friend (no piano) (comp. David Gates) – One (one note organ) – (I'm Into Lookin' For) Someone to Love Me (organ) – London's Not Too Far (organ) – Younger Generation (piano) – I Just Can't Help Believin' (piano) – Jenny Came To Me (piano) – Lavender Kite (no piano) – The Beauty And The Sweet Talk (harpsichord) – Santa Cruz (no piano) – Annie Joined The Band (no piano) –

Maybe Leon on piano?

Asylum Choir LP “Asylum Choir II”

Front and back of the initial release that included a lyric sheet insert

157 Asylum Choir Asylum Choir II Shelter SW 8910 (US) w/lyrics insert 11.1971 (12. 71 # 79) Sweet home Chicago – Down on the base – Hello, Little Friend – Salty Candy – Tryin’ to stay alive – Intro to Rita – Straight Brother – Learn how to boogie – Ballad for a soldier – When you wish upon a fag – Lady in waiting

A guess is that Carl Radle plays bass on several tracks, and that the drummer could be one of the “Jims” (Gordon or Keltner)

Recorded in April 1969 – Mercury wouldn’t release it, so Leon bought back the tapes and released it on his own label in 1971

The European release (NL) incl. lyric sheet

001 Asylum Choir Asylum Choir II Philips 6369 107 (NL) w/lyrics insert 11.1971 Asylum Choir Asylum Choir II Shelter SR 2120 (US) 1974

Plain white cover with handwritten info for the 1976 re-issue test press

239 Asylum Choir Asylum Choir II Shelter SRL 52010 (US) test press - reissue 1976 Asylum Choir Asylum Choir II Shelter SR 520 W (US) 1977 Asylum Choir Asylum Choir II MCA 684 (US) 1979

A promotional sample record from Philips with Shelter recordings

048 Various Shelter People/Asylum Choir/ Philips PREP 2 (DEN) 6 tracks 1972 Leon: Stranger in a strange Land – Asylum Choir: Tryin’ To Stay Alive – Freddie King: Going Down Slow – (Plus 3 non-Leon tracks: Don Nix: Long way to nowhere (Barry Beckett, keyb.) – Alan Gerber: To Grow – JJ Cale: After Midnight)

“Tryin’ To Stay Alive”includes Leon’s count-in

213 Asylum Choir Tryin’ To Stay Alive/Straight Brother Shelter 7313 (US) 1972

Leon’s count-in on “Tryin’ To Stay Alive” is cut off on the single

214 Asylum Choir Sweet Home Chicago/Tryin’ To Stay Alive Philips 6073 403 (NL) 1972

Leon’s count-in on “Tryin’ To Stay Alive” is cut off on the single

Dean Martin LP “I Take A Lot Of Pride In What I Am”

425 Martin, Dean I Take A Lot of Pride in What I Am Reprise RS 6338 (US) 8.1969 I take a lot of pride in what I am (no piano) – Make it rain (no piano) – Where the blue and lonely go (background piano) – If you ever get around to loving me (piano!) – Do you believe this town (piano) – One cup of happiness (and one piece of mind) (no piano) – The sun is shinin’ (on everybody but me) (piano!) – The sneaky little side of me (piano) – Crying time (piano) – Little green apples (piano)

Certainly Leon!

Prod. Jimmy Bowen – arr. Glen D. Hardin/Haskell - With the Jimmy Bowen Orchestra & Chorus

Rec. date: Crying time-I take a lot of pride-June 11, 1969 – One cup of happiness-June 12, 1969 – Drowning in my tears-(single)-June 28, 1969

Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett – album “Home”

697 Delaney & Bonnie Hard to say goodbye/ same – (matrix ST-0289-5!) Stax STA 0057 (US) 737 Delaney & Bonnie Hard to say goodbye (matrix ST-0265)/Just plain beautiful Stax STA 0057 (US)

Recorded in November 1969, but released in 1971. The testpress is at least a different mix.

The band from the album release: William Bell, backing vocals - Bonnie Bramlett, vocals - Delaney Bramlett, vocals, - , guitar - Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass & producer – Eddie Floyd, backing vocals - , backing vocals - Al Jackson Jr, drums - Booker T Jones, keyboards - , keyboards, vocals – Don Nix, producer - and presumably the Memphis Horns plus Jim Horn, flute.

On the newly released CD with a handful of bonus tracks (2 with Leon) the credits are detailed and a bit different. No Bobby Whitlock at all and Isac Hayes is credited for keyboards only.

Leon – with Carl Radle and Jimmy Karstein - plays only on the tracks recorded on November 1, 1969: A Long Road Ahead – All We Really Want To Do - Everybody Loves A Winner – Piece Of My Heart -

Vikki Carr – album and single

1079 Carr, Vikki Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You/With Pen In Hand Liberty 56092 (US) 1969

The piano on “With Pen in Hand” can only be Leon! It must be - even if it’s a late session for him. It ends with handclapping as if it was a live recording. Taken from the album: For Once In My Life – Liberty LST 7604. Prod. Dave Pell & Ron Bledsoe – arr. Ernie Freeman

Track 1 has no Leon and is taken from the album: It Must Be Him – Liberty LST 7533 – arr. by Ernie Freeman

Joe Cocker – LP “Joe Cocker!” and singles

203 Cocker, Joe Delta Lady/She’s So Good To Me Polydor 59 355 (D) 1969

Both tracks are from the LP “Joe Cocker!” “Delta Lady” arr. by Leon.